Zsazsa Zaturnnah
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Zsazsa Zaturnnah
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Visual Print Enterprises |
| First appearance | Ang Kagilagilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah #1 Alamat Comics 2002 (The Amazing Adventures of Zsazsa Zaturnnah) |
| Created by | Carlo Vergara |
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| Alter ego | Ada |
| Team affiliations | Didi (assistant to Ada) Dodong (friend; object of Ada's affection) |
| Abilities | Invulnerability, super strength, super agility, indestructible chest |
Zsazsa Zaturnnah is a fictional comic book superheroine created by Filipino illustrator and graphic designer Carlo Vergara in December 2002. Zsazsa Zaturnnah or Zaturnnah, attracted considerable attention from Philippine media in the years following her first appearance and currently enjoys a cult fanbase.
The character first appeared in the graphic novel, Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni Zsazsa Zaturnnah (The Spectacular Adventures of Zsazsa Zaturnnah), originally self-published in two parts in December 2002 with very limited distribution. When the graphic novel won a National Book Award in 2003, given out by the prestigious Manila Critics Circle, Vergara approached book publisher Visual Print Enterprises to compile the two parts into a single volume for distribution throughout the Philippines.
The graphic novel landed on the 12th spot of top selling Philippine fiction books for 2005, based on records of National Bookstore, the largest bookstore chain in the country. It is also being used as reference and subject in gender studies courses in some universities, including the government-run University of the Philippines.
On May 25, 2008, author Carlo Vergara released the first six pages of the Zaturnnah sequel through his blog as an online preview. Forty pages were eventually posted online. The sequel, entitled Zsazsa Zaturnnah sa Kalakhang Maynila (Zsazsa Zaturnnah in Metro Manila), chronicles Ada and Dodong's stay in Manila. The first of three parts of the Zaturnnah sequel was eventually published and released on January 25, 2012.
Zaturnnah, a powerful and voluptuous female with large red hair and a muscular physique, is reminiscent of the DC Comics character Wonder Woman and the classic Filipino superhero Darna. The distinct difference is the sexuality of her alter ego Ada, who is an effeminate homosexual male. The proprietor of a small town beauty salon, Ada receives a huge spiky stone that, when ingested, physically transforms him into Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah.
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